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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Showing off Kristi

I’m SO excited because we get our new sectional for the family room in just a couple of days. I am so giddy it’s just ridiculous. You’d think I was about to birth a sofa. ;)

I’ve got a day of moving furniture around (yippee! I mean, really, yippee!!) planned tomorrow, and after a few more changes I hope to show you the space next week.

WHEW HEW!!

Before I show you the fantastic blogger I’m showing off this month, I need to announce the two winners of the Vintage Poster giveaway. The lucky gals are Karen at Pine Oak Ranch (she has a grandbaby due soon!) and Amanda Smith at The Smith Family.

Congrats ladies! Please send me a quick email and I’ll get you hooked up with your gifts. :)

OK, onto the fantastic blogger-o-the-month. You’re going to kinda love me/kinda hate me after reading this post, cause you’ll click over and be at Kristi’s site for a LONG TIME. Consider yourself worthless for the evening.

But you’ll love me because there’s so much good stuff over there. ;)

Kristi at Addicted 2 Decorating is an interior designer in Waco, Texas who loves to DIY. About a year ago, she made the decision to only take on projects where she can do all of the work herself – meaning no contractors, no painters. She does it all and loves it (like me and so many of you!)

Sunburst mirrors are all the rage right now, and there are some in particular I’m really digging. I’m trying my hand at one myself using shims, but then I saw Kristi’s version and hung my head in shame:

Now that is gorgeous!

She also shares the transformations in her client’s homes, and this recent one is just stunning. The upholstered wall was beautiful enough:

But with the addition of some DIY art, I was really swooning:

And I guarantee YOU could do it too – go here to see what she used. I think that is just lovely! (To see more of a how-to on the wall, go here. I’m bookmarking it fo sho.)

I warned you…you’ll be surfing through her site for awhile. :) Put the kids to bed, grab a drink and prepare to put a dent in the couch.

COUCH! Did I mention ours comes this week???? Oh, I did? ;)

If you’d like me to show off your blog, send me an email with the subject line “Show Me Off.” Include some links to your favorite projects! I will get to all of you amazingly talented Squeezies someday. :)

She is amazing with a capital "A", and I've been a fan of her blog for a while now, faithful reader here. She really is uber talented and comes up with some incredible transformations. But she had me at upholstery, specifically, diamond-tufted upholstery. You have to see her stuff to believe it!

haha you are adorable. i love how excited you are about your sofa. it's making me excited too! it reminds me of this last fall when i found the sofa of my dreams in the clearance section! i was the same way when it came. so fun!

Thanks for the tip - going to go check out her site now! And can't wait for the couch. Yay for you :)

And, as an aside- I'm an avid reader of your blog and have just started blogging myself. All the great blogs I've been following (yours included of course) are so inspiring! Please check out my site and follow if interested.Thanks!

I love the gum ball fish tank. Your photo brought back lots of memories. I used to keep tropical fish years ago. I always had two or three Betas because of their fantastic colours and they are so easy to keep. The main thing of course was to keep them from seeing each other. I used to keep them in seperate rooms. Great blog by the way.

I'm so impressed that she does Everything herself!! That must be kind of overwhelming at times...I hope you'll come by Rosa's Picks and join my give-away contest for Farnsworth Note Cards today!!It's easy, all you have to do is leave me a comment!

Congratulations on your new addition to the family! (sofa, that is) I will have to check out Kristi - I think I'll schedule time on Sunday since tomorrow is MOOOVVVING day for me ~ let the DIY is my own space begin! Woo Hoo! Love Love Lurve your blog Have a lovely weekend.

Thanks for sharing Kristi - very cute ideas! We used to live not far from Waco, so will check out her site! Can't wait to see which sofa you got - still the Brentwood or did you get a different one? Have a good weekend!

Just went to the Ridge today. Saw those dreadful toilet paper holders. I have spent the last 2 hours on your site. Looking at all of the kitchen renovations. Beginning my own renovations tomorrow. I was thinking about taking down my own tile backsplash. Don't know if I want the challenge. I thinking of going with the glass tile that is so popular now. We'll see. Thanks for all the great ideas and help.